Tim Wilson (Goldstein, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister to the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you. I appreciate the member's irrelevant interjection. What we're talking about is the substantive issue of how we're delivering a lower carbon future for Australia and building the future of the Australian economy. One of the critical things about the member for Warringah's bill is that it doesn't rule some things out. This is important. By staying silent, there's a secret agenda. What we know from the Labor Party is that they have gone to elections previously and said, 'There will be no carbon tax under a government we lead.' Then they have gone on and implemented it. We know that the member for Warringah wants carbon taxes. This isn't a secret. If she doesn't, then she can simply rule it out in her bill and say that there shouldn't be carbon taxes. But we know, in practice, there will be, because what she wants to do is empower bureaucrats to make decisions at the expense of the sovereign people. Our interest is in what we need to do to save the planet. Our interest is in what we need to do to cut emissions and continue the trajectory in which we are delivering. But, more critically, we want to focus on how we build jobs for the future so that every Australian can realise their ambitions, save the planet and make a buck. (Time expired)

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